[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 20, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E784]
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                         HONORING TOMMIE MABRY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 20, 2014

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. 
Tommie Mabry, a native of Jackson, Mississippi.
  Mr. Mabry has four brothers and one sister, and he's the first person 
in his family to finish high school.
  Mr. Mabry graduated from Bailey Magnet High School and went on to 
attend Missouri State University. While there he played on the school's 
basketball team as a small forward. He also attended Lawson State 
University, playing on that basketball team, as a small forward, as 
well. From there, he transferred to Tougaloo College, where he studies 
to obtain an Undergraduate Degree in Health and Recreation Education 
and also played for the nationally ranked basketball team.
  Having quickly acclimated into the Tougaloo family, Mr. Mabry was 
elected Mr. Tougaloo by vote of his peers for the 2010-2011 school 
years. Mr. Mabry now speaks to kids all around the world hoping to 
provide inspiration with his story. Mr. Mabry graduated from Tougaloo 
College in May 2011 with a degree in education and is currently a 
teacher at Whitten Middle School.
  Mr. Mabry published his first book titled ``A Dark Journey to A Light 
Future'', which made him one of the youngest authors in the state of 
Mississippi at the age of 24.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. Tommie 
Mabry.

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